Manhasset Viaduct
Manhasset Viaduct | |
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The Manhasset Viaduct, as seen from the Thomaston side, looking northeast. | |
| Coordinates | 40°47′33″N 73°42′36″W / 40.79252°N 73.71008°W |
| Carries | LIRR Port Washington Branch |
| Crosses | Manhasset Bay |
| Locale | Village of Thomaston and Hamlet of Manhasset, Nassau County, New York |
| Owner | Metropolitan Transportation Authority |
| Maintained by | Metropolitan Transportation Authority |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Steel stringer bridge |
| Material | Steel |
| Total length | 679 feet (207 meters) |
| Height | 81 feet (25 meters) |
| Rail characteristics | |
| No. of tracks | 1 |
| Track gauge | 4 feet, 8+1⁄2 inches (220 millimeters) (Standard gauge) |
| Electrified | October 21, 1913 |
| History | |
| Constructed by | King Bridge Co. Carnegie Steel Company |
| Opened | June 23, 1898 |
| Location | |
The Manhasset Viaduct (also known as the Manhasset Valley Bridge, the Manhasset Valley Viaduct, and the Manhasset Trestle) is a railroad viaduct located between Manhasset and the Village of Thomaston within the Town of North Hempstead, on Long Island, New York. It carries the Port Washington Branch of the Long Island Rail Road over Manhasset Bay, between the Cow Neck and Great Neck Peninsulas.